AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT is asking Texans to voluntarily reduce electricity use, if safe to do so, due to extreme temperatures and forecasted record demand. The Voluntary Conservation Notice is in effect Tuesday, June 20 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. CT. The Voluntary Conservation Notice is part of ERCOT’s Texas Advisory and Notification System,…… MORE
Dover, Delaware (WBAP/KLIF) – President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has worked out a deal with the Justice Department, and will plead guilty to three federal charges. A Tuesday morning court filing in Delaware by the DOJ reveals Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to two federal tax misdemeanor charges, and one count of illegal…… MORE
West Palm Beach, Florida (WBAP/KLIF) – The presiding judge in former President Donald Trump’s trial on obstruction of justice and mishandling classified documents charges has set an August 14 trial date. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon posted it to her court docket Tuesday morning.it is not likely the trial will actually start on that date.…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Cooling stations are opening up across the Metroplex as the excessive heat and heat index values continue to blanket the region. The Salvation Army of North Texas said they’ve got cooling stations on standby. Guidelines at each location vary, as do the rules for each city and county. North…… MORE
COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Dallas man who shot his seventeen-year-old girlfriend ten times in February 2022 has been sentenced to life in prison. “This man brutally shot his defenseless, teenaged girlfriend 10 times, at least four times while she was on the ground in a fetal position. And the jury rightly saw…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and other lawmakers, joined “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Ms. Opal Lee and Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker on Monday to recognize Juneteenth, a celebration marking the news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln in 1863. In 2021,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until 8 PM Wednesday with heat index values of 110-120 degrees. The warning was extended on Monday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, this heat is dangerous and precautions should be taken. Health experts encourage drinking plenty of water, avoid extended time outdoors, and…… MORE
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) – A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a submersible vessel that carries people to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia said the vessel was reported overdue around 9:13 p.m. Sunday, about 435…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The current edition of Billboard magazine lists Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena as the second most popular and profitable, medium sized venue in the world. Dickies reportedly held 80 events from the first of November to the end of April. 600,000 people attended those events, and Dickies made almost $40 million in…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A water pump malfunctioned Friday at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, southwest of Dallas, forcing an automatic shutdown of the system, and causing a sudden dip in Texas’ overall electricity supply. That forced the grid manager to tap into a brand new reserve system to stabilize things. That reserve system became…… MORE
